A Reborn Bride Pearl Emerging from Dust by Sally Garcia

"You" He grimaced, eyeing her up and down. "What happened to your face? Did you catch something? Are you sick?"

"That looks like some kind of contagious rash!" Silas exclaimed, dramatically putting himself between Calliope and Lisette.

"What's all this noise about?" Zelda walked in just then, catching Lisette's raised voice. She shot the group a suspicious look, her eyes finally landing on Lisette's face.

She recoiled a step, staring in disbelief. "Lisette, what happened to your face?"

"My face?" Lisette reached up to touch her cheek, but she didn't feel anything unusual. Seeing the horrified expressions on Valerian and Silas, she started to panic. She glanced around nervously, hesitated, and then bolted back to her

room.

A few seconds later, a blood-curdling scream echoed from down the hall.

her voice sharp. "What's

Why would I do anything?" Calliope sounded genuinely bewildered. She held up her

didn't do a thing," Silas interjected, crossing his arms. "If you've got questions, ask me. Don't go blaming

Silas leaned in, lowering his voice with mock seriousness. "By the way, Zelda, you might want to keep your distance. Lisette's rash looks like it could be contagious. Wouldn't want you catching something nasty, especially at your age. Young folks bounce

this than met the eye, and she was pretty sure Silas had something to do

is this? Did she pick it up from one of the dogs?" Zelda

just shrugged. "Maybe it

speech prepared, but his

Mr. Myers, what exactly did Lisette catch? What kind of virusas this?" Zelda pressed, clearly rattled. She'd caught

when Callie caught that virus from a stray dog a few years back? You were all for kicking her out